cardigan

Posted on May 14, 2008 by JH

In a moment of weakness yesterday, I bought myself a cardigan. It seemed cheap, and the mannequin looked pretty cool, standing on a podium with his hip stuck out a rakish angle.

Now, however, I’m racked with uncertainty. The mannequin could carry it off but he was about 6 inches taller than me AND he had no head. Will it look okay on me? Will I just end up looking like my Grandad, or worse?

So, help me out. Can cardigans be cool?

Cooking
No time for runnning at the moment, but plenty of time for things culinary. Yesterday’s dinner was a home-made chicken, asparagus and leek pie followed by tarte tatin. Both were well received.

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13 Responses to “cardigan”

  1. Jaykay, on May 14th, 2008 at 10:23 am Said:

    We definitely have to have a photo of you in your Cardy!!

    Even if it’s just to laugh our heads off at you wearing it :D

  2. Em, on May 14th, 2008 at 2:52 pm Said:

    Help me out here
    Argyle?
    Brown?
    Faux Leather buttons?
    Patches on the elbows?
    Cable knit?
    Purchased from Fletcher Jones or Country Road?

    There are degrees of Cardiganness to be assessed here before judgements are passed.

  3. ajh, on May 14th, 2008 at 7:21 pm Said:

    Cardigans are easily as cool as liking Gerri Haliwell!

  4. JH, on May 14th, 2008 at 7:24 pm Said:

    Oh dear. That cool?

  5. morseyruns, on May 14th, 2008 at 8:48 pm Said:

    Cardigans are way cool, all my girlfriends wear cardigans, oh, wait…..hmmmm. I am sure you can carry it off- just remember the rakish angle and don’t try too hard, and don’t wear it with tartan pants and zip up shoes.

  6. JH, on May 14th, 2008 at 9:38 pm Said:

    Well, I was going to wear tartan pants and Dunlop Volleys, but I will desist. Thanks for the warning Morsey.

    Can I keep the pipe? The flat cap? The monocle?

  7. JH, on May 14th, 2008 at 9:44 pm Said:

    Em - just resurrected your comment from the void. No - none of the above. That does sound cool though.

    Will see if I can talk the missus into taking a photograph of me in my finery tomorrow.

  8. jojo, on May 14th, 2008 at 10:12 pm Said:

    …lol… grandpa J- thats ALL i can say ;)

  9. a/m, on May 15th, 2008 at 6:22 pm Said:

    i say boy-cardies are cool. i have a soft spot for boys wearing cardigans, corduroy and/or paisley shirts. maybe it’s the indie boy/bookish allure. but then again i have a crush on moss from i.t. crowd so i’m not sure how seriously one can take my tastes.

  10. a/m, on May 15th, 2008 at 6:49 pm Said:

    oh, and exqueeze me mr morseyruns, just how many concurrent girlfriends are we talking about? - “…all my girlfriends wear cardigans…”

  11. JH, on May 15th, 2008 at 7:13 pm Said:

    that’d be “ms morseyruns”….

  12. a/m, on May 16th, 2008 at 11:09 am Said:

    that’d be more savoury.

  13. Stu Mac, on May 19th, 2008 at 10:24 pm Said:

    Kurt Cobain carried it off…..

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